IanHealy

Speaker Profile

When Ian Healy retired as Australian Test wicketkeeper in 1999 it was with 5 world records, including the record for the most dismissals by a keeper in Test history with his final tally of 395, made up of 366 catches and 29 stumpings.

Ian's record-breaking efforts extended beyond his skill behind the stumps. He is one of only five Australians to have played more than 100 Tests, and his final tally of 119 matches is the highest by any keeper in international history. His record also includes 234 dismissals (195 catches and 39 stumpings) in 168 One Day Internationals.

Ian was a permanent fixture in the Australian Cricket Team from 1988 to 1999, missing just one Test - because of a broken thumb. At the time Ian's tally of 4356 Test runs left him in fifteenth place on the list of all-time Australian run scorers, with only England's Alan Knott (4389 runs) having scored more runs as a keeper at the highest level.